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The Borrower

Play trailer Poster for The Borrower R,  1991,  1h 32m,  Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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An alien is banished from his planet and sentenced to live on Earth in human form. There's one problem with his disguise, though -- every so often, his human head explodes, revealing his true identity. This leaves the alien with no choice but to intermittently pop off the heads of arbitrary people and use them until it's time for a replacement. Meanwhile, officers Diana (Rae Dawn Chong) and Charles (Don Gordon) begin to trace the trail of headless bodies back to their extraterrestrial source.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 17, 2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 26, 2005
C+
Not without being somewhat entertaining in a childish way. Go to Full Review
Spence D. IGN Feb 10, 2004
3/5
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Feb 8, 2004
3/5
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) May 14, 2003
2/5
Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum Mar 27, 2003
2/5
Borrowed from too many other horror movies to be any good. Go to Full Review
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John McNaughton

Director

Rae Dawn Chong

Diana Pierce

Don Gordon

Charles Krieger

Antonio Fargas

Julius

Tom Towles

Bob Laney

Neil Giuntoli

Scully

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Synopsis An alien is banished from his planet and sentenced to live on Earth in human form. There's one problem with his disguise, though -- every so often, his human head explodes, revealing his true identity. This leaves the alien with no choice but to intermittently pop off the heads of arbitrary people and use them until it's time for a replacement. Meanwhile, officers Diana (Rae Dawn Chong) and Charles (Don Gordon) begin to trace the trail of headless bodies back to their extraterrestrial source.
Director
John McNaughton
Producer
R.P. Sekon, Steven A. Jones
Production Co
Atlantic Entertainment Group, Vision Pictures, Cannon Pictures Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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